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NEW YORK: Fourth-quarter net income at AMC Networks was $14 million, compared to the $90 million reported in the year-ago period, as an impairment charge more than offset increases in revenue and operating income.

NEW YORK: Fredrik af Malmborg, the managing director of Eccho Rights, tells World Screen Newsflash about the appetite for scripted fare, what’s new in the format market and which territories the company is looking to for new titles.

NEW YORK: Brad Grey is exiting his role as the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures.

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox Channels Group has secured a multiyear, multi-satellite agreement with Eutelsat Americas to distribute several HD channels and one Ultra HD channel across the Americas.

STAMFORD: WWE has named Sal Siino to the post of senior VP of global content distribution and business development.

LONDON: The new 360-degree video and VR content and creator platform Blend Media has made two new executive hires, tapping executives from Endemol Shine and Jukin Media.

SYDNEY: SKY and BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) have extended their channel-carriage partnership.

PREMIUM: John Morayniss, the CEO of Entertainment One (eOne) Television, tells World Screen Newsflash that he is a firm believer in the power of partnerships, whether co-financing series with international partners or investing in production companies.

SYDNEY: Channel Seven is beginning production on three local programs for prime time, including two original formats.

SYDNEY: The Australian television body ThinkTV has provided, for the first time ever, a figure that captures all the ad revenue spent by advertisers and their agencies on commercial TV.